Maun
One of the original lodges in Maun, Island Safari is still one of the best, with a range of accommodation set along a nice stretch of riverbank. The…
Must-see hotels in Botswana
Botswana
Around 37km from the park gate along a sandy track, South Camp has 10 sites clustered quite close together behind some trees at the edge of one of the…
Botswana
This reasonable lodge has expansive grounds featuring two swimming pools and a watering hole that's frequented by antelope. Spacious rooms in Batswana…
Okavango Delta
This laid-back riverside campsite is secluded, handy to Sepupa village, very affordable and accessible (3km) from the Maun–Shakawe road. The lodge can…
Botswana
The modern business-style rooms here may lack character, but they're much better value than most others in town. The Wimpy's fast-food restaurant next…
Okavango Delta
This island camp lies in an area of subterranean springs that attract flocks of pelicans (kwara means ‘where the pelicans feed’). These pools also attract…
Kasane
Perched alongside the Chobe River, this leafy backpackers lodge is one of Kasane's more budget-friendly options. Well-groomed campsites are located near…
Botswana
Nkisi has far and away the most character of Kang's accommodation options – many rooms have exposed stone floors and soothing earth tones, and the grounds…
Botswana
This community-run campsite has a range of accommodation, from campsites and simple straw huts to more luxurious safari tents that come in a range of…
Maun
Riley’s is the only hotel or lodge in central Maun and it has a long pedigree: it's been here since before tourists began arriving, although it’s barely…
Okavango Delta
Although less ostentatious than other lodges in Moremi, Stanley’s, located near the Boro River near the southern end of Chief’s Island, lacks the…
Okavango Delta
For years, Oddball’s was a well-regarded budget lodge and something of a delta institution, but although it’s still way below lodge prices elsewhere in…
Gaborone
This locally recommended guesthouse has friendly service, attractively decorated if simple rooms and a generally welcoming atmosphere. It’s the sort of…
Okavango Delta
Located on the fringe of the Moremi Game Reserve, this lodge has a style all its own and is one of few independent lodges in the delta. African hardwoods…
Botswana
The Serowe Hotel is a terrific hotel of the kind you don’t expect to find in Serowe. It’s 2km southeast of town on the road to Palapye. Comfortable and…
Botswana
Well inside the boundaries of the CKGR (although administered as part of Khutse Game Reserve), and just north of the Tropic of Capricorn, Khwankwe Pan has…
Chobe National Park
Some 7km from the park entrance, this good campsite has river frontage and is surrounded by an electric fence. Each campsite can sleep up to six and has…
Botswana
Consisting of a number of riverside rondavels (round, traditional-style huts) and chalets, this comfortable lodge in the southern reaches of the Tuli…
Maun
This no-frills rest camp off Shorobe Rd is spotless and boasts what justifiably may be ‘the cleanest ablution blocks in Maun’. A recent change of…
Botswana
A few kilometres south of town on the road to Gaborone, and opened in 2011, Palapye’s newest hotel has well-appointed rooms and is overall the most…
Maun
If you feel most comfortable in a hotel-style environment, the Sedia is a good option. This resort-like complex features an outdoor bar, a continental…
Okavango Delta
This camp, of longer standing than most, offers a pleasant mix of delta and savannah habitat, and teems with huge herds of elephants and other wildlife…
Botswana
At the northern end of the city centre, Diggers Inn is at once quiet, central and part of the most happening expat enclave (Village Mall) in the city. The…
Botswana
Just off the main track between the eastern ends of Deception and Passarge Valleys, Sunday Pan has three sites dotted around a pan that's good for…
Goo Moremi Gorge Campsites & Chalets
Botswana
Just inside the site entrance, a track leads past nice cleared campsites with ablutions blocks and solar-heated showers. Also next to the site entrance…
Botswana
Although the long, north–south-running Phokoje Pan is itself quite attractive, this campsite feels a little enclosed behind high grasses and thus doesn't…
Kasane
Located 9km east of Kasane, this riverside option lacks the stuffiness and formality found in most other top-end lodges, but is their match for quality…
Botswana
The busiest of the camping areas in the reserve's west (the four sites here are 24km closer to the entrance gate than those at Moreswe), these sites are…
Chobe National Park
High on a hill overlooking the Chobe River at the western end of the Chobe Riverfront, Muchenje has 11 spacious rooms decorated in an attractive colonial…
Maun
This upmarket option is just south of the town centre and boasts all the luxuries you’d expect at this price. It’s certainly a comfortable option, though…
Chobe National Park
Just as it has in Savuti, SKL has set up a luxury tented camp within earshot of the cheaper public sites. The camps are supremely comfortable without…
Maun
‘Croc Camp’ occupies a superb spot right on the river and is a quieter place for those not needing shots of presafari sambuca (not that it doesn’t serve…
Botswana
This outpost of the Metcourt chain offers extremely comfortable, well-priced and recently renovated three-star rooms. Which is just as well, as the…
Botswana
Run by the owners of Tuli Safari Lodge, this campground in the Northern Tuli Game Reserve is one of few real options for self-drive visitors hoping to…
Botswana
This Ghanzi institution has modern (if slightly tired) rooms with air-con and cable TV, though the campsite is cramped, can be noisy and feel like someone…
Gaborone
A new hotel southeast of the centre, the 84-room Indaba is aimed mainly at a business clientele, but the overall package is appealing, with moderately…
Maun
These mini, self-catering apartments aren't really close to anything, but they're large, nicely kept and generally quiet – perfect if you have your own…
Botswana
Sitting somewhere between Tuli Safari Lodge and Molema Bush Camp (which are all owned by the same company), Serolo Safari Camp offers attractive, if…
Kasane
This simple but charming lodge is built around a tropical garden and features a number of well-furnished rooms that exude a homey atmosphere. It’s a…
Botswana
There's rarely an issue finding space at one of Mahurushele Pan's three sites, which are 11km northwest of Khutse Pan (or 24km from the park entrance),…
